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Plea deal revoked for Thomas Costa in death of jogger Karen Benjamin

A judge revoked a plea deal today for a man who pleaded guilty to fatally striking a Mount Sinai mother with his car over the summer and driving off. Thomas Costa expected to be sentenced to 2-6 years

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Jan 13, 2014, 7:03 PM

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